Chapter 33: A Lancer in Lunar Tokyo

In Serena's house in Lunar Tokyo, Serena is in a white dress. She is preparing to go with Darien to a ballroom dance.

Luna: I hope tonight goes well, Serena.

Serena: So do I. But I wonder why Darien is nervous.

Artemis: Well, he must have his shy side too.

Back at the crossroad, Darien is in his Tuxedo Mask uniform. He is walking around nervously.

?: DARIEN!

He turns to see Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy coming. Plucky was looking around for Heartless and Nobodies.

Plucky: So far, no Heartless or Nobodies.

Dizzy: Dizzy think they close.

Sora: Better watch out!

Darien was groaning.

Plucky: What are you upset about?

Darien: Why are you here? Me and Serena were about to go to a ballroom dance tonight.

Sora: We're looking for the Nobodies world. It has to be somewhere out there.

Darien turns around to see Serena walking down the street.

Darien: Tonight is very important for me and Serena.

Darien walks up to Serena, who smiles and walks up to him. They both bowed to each other, took their hands, and walks up the north street.

Dizzy: Maybe we came at bad time.

Plucky: Well, there's only one way to find out.

Plucky decides to follow them.

Sora: Plucky, we shouldn't bother them!

Sora and Dizzy follows Plucky. Back with Serena and Darien, they are in a ballroom of a mansion. Serena's friends are there too.

Amy: Please enjoy yourselves, Serena and Darien.

Suddenly, everyone turns to see Sora's gang enter the mansion.

Amy: Welcome, Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy. You guys can come watch the ball too.

?: A welcome indeed.

Suddenly, Serena and Darien hugs each other in fear. Sora looks around the room and found a black cloaked figure on top of the ballroom.

Sora: The Organization!

No. III: You don't know when to quit.

Plucky: Oh yeah? We'll show you!

Darien lets go of Serena and went after the figure.

Darien: Get out of the mansion!

Serena: Please don't ruin our evening!

The figure snaps his fingers and summons a new type of Nobody called Dragoons. They are dragon-like Nobodies that carry lances. Darien slashed at some of the Nobodies with his cane.

No. III: I've come to take something you hold very dear.

Darien: I SAID GET OUT!

No. III: Yes, let your anger grow...

The figure disappears through a dark portal.

Sora: Darien, we have to get rid of these guys first!

The Dragoons jumped really high and stabbed their lances on the ground, creating shockwaves, and doing some damage. Darien took out some of them by throwing his roses. After taking out the Nobodies, Sora walks up to Darien.

Sora: Where's Serena?

?: Over here!

Everyone turns to see Serena and her friends reenter the room.

Sora: She's OK.

Dizzy: Guess Xaldin didn't take anything after all.

Darien realized something and ran out the mansion.

Sora: What's wrong?

Serena: Darien!

Serena ran out after Darien.

Sora: Serena? What's with them?

Dizzy: Maybe Serena isn't only thing precious to Darien.

Plucky: Come on! Let's follow them!

The trio left the mansion and follows Serena and Darien. Along the way, they encountered a new type of heartless called Neoshadows. They look like the normal shadows, except they have bigger muscles and longer antennas. After finishing off the heartless, the trio ran to the west street, where they fought more heartless along the way, as they ran for Darien's house. When they reached Darien's house, they found Serena and Darien. Darien was angrily walking around.

Serena: What's wrong, Darien?

Serena walks up to Darien.

Serena: Please, calm down!

Darien: Calm down? You just have to have a party, didn't you? Don't you see what's happened?

Sora: Hey! What's with you?

Darien: The Moon Kaleidoscope...

Sora: The Moon Kaleidoscope? He took it?

Serena: I'm sure we can bring it back.

Tuxedo: SILENCE! You don't know anything!

Sora runs up in front of Serena to protect her.

Sora: That's not fair, Darien! Don't take it out on Serena! It's not like she stole it!

Darien looks down in sadness and covers his face with his hands.

Serena: I'm sorry.

Sora: You don't have to apologize.

Serena: But...

Darien: Serena...Sora...I want you to leave me alone.

Serena: But, Darien...

Darien: Look at me. This is what I am. When you first freed me from Queen Beryl, I tried to change. But I was only fooling myself. I can't be any different. I'll always be an outcast. So I should live like an outcast. Good-bye, Serena.

Serena: You can't mean that...

Darien just glances at her a looks away,

Dizzy: Maybe Darien's mind all made up.

Sora: Yeah. Look, Serena. Leave this to us. If we can get the Moon Kaleidoscope back, maybe he'll calm down.

But Serena just walks away. Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy follows her out of Darien's house, where Serena's friends are waiting.

Lita: What's wrong, Serena?

Serena: Darien is a little upset.

Raye: How could it have come to this?

Amy: And you and Darien were so looking forward to the evening...

Mina: Now, now, no need to be so sad. Once we get the Moon Kaleidoscope back, everything will be alright.

Sora: What's so special about that Moon Kaleidoscope?

Raye: The Moon Kaleidoscope is the source of our world's light. Without the Moon Kaleidoscope, our world will plunge into darkness.

Plucky: That sounds terrible!

Amy: We don't have much time. We must find the Moon Kaleidoscope, before our world plunges into darkness.

Raye: Over time, caring for the Moon Kaleidoscope has become a cherished part of our lives.

Lita: It's as though all our hopes and dreams are tied to the Moon Kaleidoscope.

Sora: Poor Darien. Then we have to get it back.

Serena: Right, Sora!

Mina: Please hurry!

Sora: We can't go without Darien. If it's as important to him as it was to the rest of you, we gotta bring him with us.

Serena, Plucky, and Dizzy nods in agreement. The whole gang went back to Darien's house. They walk up to Darien, who was back in his normal uniform.

Serena: Darien.

Darien: Leave me alone.

Sora: Come on, you need to hear this. You used to be fearless. You would risk your life to save Serena. Don't you know what that meant to us? You gave us all courage. Maybe you should have kept some for yourself. I mean, are you really gonna throw your happiness away? The Moon Kaleidoscope is the only hope for your world, isn't it? Well, it's the only hope for Serena and the others too. So don't throw away your last chance. Remember what it was like before you met Serena?

Darien starts to look up with a little hope.

Sora: See? You can't give up. Not now.

Serena: Sora's right. We need to get that Moon Kaleidoscope back.

Darien: I know one thing.

He turns back to the gang with a smile.

Darien: This is our world. Xaldin will never be welcome here.

Serena: Darien!

The gang smiles back at Darien. Serena and her friends all transformed into their Sailor Scout Forms. Darien transforms into Tuxedo Mask. The whole gang left Darien's house and fought Heartless along the way, as they are running around the city, looking for the Moon Kaleidoscope. The reached the crossroad, where they encountered Xaldin. he was carrying the Moon Kaleidoscope.

Xaldin: So, Darien...you came after all. You had me worried, I was afraid you'd given up for good.

Sora: What do you guys really want?

Xaldin: Kingdom Hearts.

Xaldin pulls down his hood to reveal he has black hair with dreadlocks.

Xaldin: When Kingdom Hearts is ours, we can finally exist.

Plucky and Dizzy looks at each other in confusion.

Xaldin: So you see, Darien, that's why we need your Heartless and Nobody.

Xaldin summons a bunch of Dragoons to attack our heroes. Sora and Plucky uses Thundara, Dizzy uses Spin Attack, Serena uses Moon Tiara Action, Amy uses Mercury Bubble Freeze, Raye uses Mars Firebird Strike, Lita uses Jupiter Thunder Dragon, Mina uses Venus Crescent Beam Shower, and Darien uses his cane. After they took down all of the Nobodies, Xaldin ran to the south street. The gang decided to chase after him there. Meanwhile, back at Serena's house, Rini was looking out at the balcony with Luna and Artemis.

Rini: I hope Serena will be alright.

Luna: Don't worry, Rini. I'm sure she will be.

When Rini was about to walk back inside the house, she saw the Moon Kaleidoscope on the floor.

Rini: Is that the Moon Kaleidoscope?

Artemis: How did it get here?

Rini picks up the Moon Kaleidoscope, but got grabbed by Xaldin. Luna and Artemis tried to attack him, but he knocks the two cats back and flew off. Back with Sora, Serena, and the rest of the gang, they saw Xaldin flying with Rini and the Moon Kaleidoscope.

Serena: RINI!

Sora: Hurry! We must rescue her!

The gang ran to the seaport, where they found Xaldin.

Darien: Xaldin! Get out of Lunar Tokyo, now!

Xaldin: With pleasure. But I'll take one thing with me...What shall I leave behind? Rini? Or the Moon Kaleidoscope?

Serena and Darien looks at Xaldin with anger.

Serena: Rini!

Suddenly, Rini elbows Xaldin in the groin(Good night, everybody!)and grabs the Moon Kaleidoscope from his hand.

Sora: Good one, Rini!

Rini ran up to Serena and gave her the Moon Kaleidoscope. Darien ran up to Xaldin and tried to slash him with his cane, but Xaldin jumps back and avoids the attack. He then summoned six tornadoes and out came six lances with dragon faces. He grabs three of them, while the other three levitates around him.

Xaldin: Where's the fun in this?

Sora and Plucky uses Fira and Blizzara on Xaldin, but he creates a wind barrier to protect himself from the attacks. He launched his six lances towards Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy, doing plenty of damage. Serena and Darien charged after him, but he teleports away. Suddenly, the six lances surrounded the couple and Xaldin came down towards them, creating a shockwave, and doing alot of damage. The four Sailor Scouts went after Xaldin, but he spins his lances around, doing alot of damage to the girls.

Sora: Man, he's too powerful!

Plucky: We need to find a way to bypass his wind barrier!

Sailor Moon: I need to active my Super Sailor Moon Form!

Serena transforms into Super Sailor Moon.

Sora: Now it's my turn!

Sora transforms into his Limit Form. Xaldin's lances forms into a dragon and fires a gust of wind like a tornado at the gang, but they all dodged the attack. Amy uses Mercury Aqua Rhapsody, where she plays her Mercury Harp, which creates a powerful stream of cold water. Raye uses Mars Flame Sniper, where she summons her Mars Arrow Bow and fires a powerful flaming arrow. Lita uses Jupiter Oak Evolution, where she spins her whole body to summon a bunch of leaves, powers them with electricity, and launches them towards Xaldin. Mina uses Venus Love and Beauty Shock, where she blows a kiss to create a yellow heart, surrounds herself with the Love Whip, and launches a giant heart. All of the attacks hit Xaldin, doing alot of damage. Darien fires the Tuxedo Smoking Bomber to do even more damage. Sora follows up with the Sonic Blade, Strike Raid, and Zantetsuken, doing even more damage. Xaldin is barely standing up.

Serena: Now let's try our Limit, Sora!

Sora: Right!

Sora and Serena uses their Limit called Moon Keyblade Meditation. First, they slashed at Xaldin multiple times with the Keyblade and Moon Kaleidoscope, then they fired Moon Gorgeous Meditation and Ragnarok. The latter attack involves firing a bunch of red energy spheres. Xaldin took alot of damage from the attack. He fell on his knees and his lances all disappeared in rays of light. He yells in pain and fades from existence. Sora and Serena returns to their normal forms. Sora got the Secret Ansem Report from the battle. Serena walks up to Darien.

Darien: Serena...

Serena: I know. You wanted to be alone.

There was silence for a moment. Sora's gang and Serena's friends were watching in sadness. Then Darien spoke up.

Darien: What matters is...You weren't hurt by Xaldin...You're safe.

Sora's gang and Serena's friends all smiled.

Darien: And...I'm very grateful to you...for returning the Moon Kaleidoscope. Thank you.

Serena smiles.

Serena: It's the least I could do. You've been good to me. And you didn't have to be.

Darien: Listen, Serena...

Serena: Yes, Darien?

Darien was acting nervous. He looks at the rest of the gang.

Sora: Say it!

Amy: Go on!

Plucky: Come on!

Lita: You can do it!

Raye: We have confidence.

Dizzy: Don't be bashful, now.

Darien looks back at Serena with more confidence.

Darien: Serena, I'd like you to go to the ball...with me...Please?

Serena smiles again. She held her hand out to Darien. He held onto her hand with his.

Serena: I will. Thanks, Darien.

Amy: Now the music.

The music plays the instrumental Sailor Moon music, as Serena and Darien dances.

Sora: Hey, did you see the look on Serena's face when she was holding the Moon Kaleidoscope?

Plucky: Huh? What are you talking about?

Dizzy: Yep, Serena was having fun alright.

Amy: She is rather unique, isn't she?

Mina: Always ready for a little adventure.

Raye: The two of them do seem made for each other.

Sora: Yeah, they sure do!

The whole gang watched Serena and Darien dance for the night. Before Sora could leave, Serena gave Sora the Moon Power Keychain. Sora puts it one and the Keyblade now has a crescent moon for the tooth. Sora, Plucky, and Dizzy said good-bye to Serena and her friends and returns to the Gummi Ship.

Sora: So where do we go now?

Sweetie: Well, we can go back to Transylvania. I believe something evil is threatening that world again.

Sora: I wonder how Alucard and the others are doing. Let's go to Transylvania!

Sneezer: Yes, sir! Departing for Transylvania!

The Gummi Ship left Lunar Tokyo and departs for Transylvania.


That's it for chapter 33. Next time, Sora will return to Transylvania.